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Household of John McArthur (born 1838, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Craignish, Argyllshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John McArthur and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McArthur, born in 1838 in Argyllshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella McArthur, born in 1841 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Duncan N (born 1872 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Archibald J (born 1874 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Isabella A (born 1878 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Jane M (born 1881 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father-In-Law, Archibald Ferguson, born in 1801 in Argyllshire, Scotland.


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John McArthur's household

Male

John

McArthur

Head
Female

Isabella

McArthur

Wife
Male

Duncan N

McArthur

Son
Male

Archibald J

McArthur

Son
Female

Isabella A

McArthur

Daughter
Female

Jane M

McArthur

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Ferguson

Father-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name McArthur
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McArthur

Head

Married

43

1838

Argyllshire, Scotland

Isabella

McArthur

Wife

Married

40

1841

Argyllshire, Scotland

Duncan N

McArthur

Son

-

9

1872

Argyllshire, Scotland

Archibald J

McArthur

Son

-

7

1874

Argyllshire, Scotland

Isabella A

McArthur

Daughter

-

3

1878

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jane M

McArthur

Daughter

-

0

1881

Argyllshire, Scotland

Archibald

Ferguson

Father-In-Law

Widower

80

1801

Argyllshire, Scotland

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